04-02-2010, 17:36
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Operator(s) - never heard it used around Group but it was common among the NAVSPECWARGRUs.
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04-02-2010, 17:53
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When I was an 18E I hated being referred to as an RTO. 
Operator is an apples/oranges conversational piece these days. Its gained some traction the last few yrs, where you will hear some refer to SF as SF Operators when delineating between force structure on a given operation. Also commonly used is Team Guys, but that is usually used to differentiate between the green and red hat guys within our organization. Most guys will not refer to themselves as operators.
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04-02-2010, 20:15
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Boy, Pete! does that bring back memories.
I was in Bennigans so much I had the pay option "Check to Bennigans".
At the end of the month they just gave me whatever was left (after tips).
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Bennigans, the highest concentration of concealed carry in one place! What was most funny, was the guy who carried a pager that never worked.
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04-02-2010, 20:24
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I remember all the SFQC attendees that wanted to throw down with Marcinko to see who was tougher in the early 90's. There were a few dull knives in the drawer. This was right after Rogue Warrior came out.
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04-02-2010, 21:02
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Operator(s) - never heard it used around Group but it was common among the NAVSPECWARGRUs.
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Maybe because "NAVSPECWARGRU" is hard to pronounce when your drunk.
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04-03-2010, 04:09
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Maybe because "NAVSPECWARGRU" is hard to pronounce when your drunk.
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Could be because it's more than 3 syllables too.
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04-03-2010, 06:37
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NAVSPECWARGRU? Whuzzat? My Romanian's a little rusty.
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04-03-2010, 06:59
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Only operators I ever heard of in the Army either worked at the telephone exchange or were bar hopping lotharios looking to run up the score on their personal ' coup count'.
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04-03-2010, 09:40
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NAVSPECWARGRU? Whuzzat? My Romanian's a little rusty.
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Same here!.........  One thing about this forum is you can really learn a lot about stupid $hit!........... 
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04-03-2010, 10:22
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I remember all the SFQC attendees that wanted to throw down with Marcinko to see who was tougher in the early 90's. There were a few dull knives in the drawer. This was right after Rogue Warrior came out.
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Marcinko didn't do SEALs any good with his way of doing things. I think those guys have come a long way. They may not have the best doctrine in USSOCOM, but they make up for it with smarts and courage. We always referred to the book as Pogue Warrior.
Folks get the wrong ideas about what special warfare is about from stuff like that. I learned what the real stuff was from guys like Blitzz - real pros.
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04-03-2010, 10:22
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Same here!......... One thing about this forum is you can really learn a lot about stupid $hit!...........
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04-03-2010, 14:56
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I noticed during my time in the Q the second time around (I went for the knife, and it was worth it) that the term "Operator" was used alot by our CA and Psyop counter parts. I thnk they must be influencing the younger 18X's and such,,,
"Spiderman suit" was used alot as well, but that remains classified as charges have yet to be filed,,,,
Both terms are a source of amusement imo.
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04-04-2010, 09:38
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I noticed during my time in the Q the second time around (I went for the knife, and it was worth it) that the term "Operator" was used alot by our CA and Psyop counter parts. I thnk they must be influencing the younger 18X's and such,,,
"Spiderman suit" was used alot as well, but that remains classified as charges have yet to be filed,,,,
Both terms are a source of amusement imo.
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Lots of amusing stuff associated with the "little bro" and the "crazy bro".
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04-07-2010, 19:33
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"operator operator-put me through to Decatur......"
Good honky tonk song.
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04-07-2010, 21:36
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This is my favorite "operator"!
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